The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #88001   Message #1650327
Posted By: GUEST,Murray on Saltspring
17-Jan-06 - 02:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: Plurals don't require apostrophes!
Subject: RE: BS: Plurals don't require apostrophes!
John o' Groats is the usual spelling I think [from the fellow who built a house there in the 16th century, a Dutchman called Jan de Groot]. As for cafeteria, it's an American Spanish word [accent on the i] in its own right, so plural = cafeterias.